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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... and can identify a ... - LFT - EtOH - Infectious ... workup: CXR, UA ... #Algorithm #Drugs
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Chronic post-infection ... proteinosis is a ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Parasitic infections ... #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... Initiative for Chronic ... patients with a ... limitation, further evaluation ... #Management #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
A way to think of ... - Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... Symptoms: • Chronic ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... reactivation of a ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... deficiency, Vitamin A ... or erythema and local ... • Laboratory evaluation ... weight loss • Chronic
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
without tonic-clonic ... after an initial injection ... secure it with a ... Start continuous CPR ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management